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If you’re thinking of the modern pop-culture version of the anti-christ, then no.
If you compare his behaviour to how the bible actually describes the anti-christ, then yes.
According to the bible he is supposed to:
Be a divisive non-politician who comes into power against peoples expectations.
Be overly arrogant with great boastful speeches
Lead many people away from Jesus and cause them to blindly follow himself.
Lead a very powerful military nation
Publically threaten people as a common tactic
Be very focused on winning/conquering
Rise to power through collusion, lies and corruption.
His election into power will by some be seen as a miracle
Will use his power to enrich themselves and their allies
Spread lies and falsehoods as truth, general lies and deception.
It specifically says he will reward his allies with land/property
Become angry and threaten the “King of the south”(Mexico)
Be supported by some of the nations most powerful religious leaders(super churches and such support him)
See themselves as above everyone else
Disregard the needs of the most vulnerable in society
Some will rise up in protest and face violence in return
Some things that are almost too on the nose:
Only see one term
Attempt to stay in power but defeated by the legal system
Use his armed forced to remove people from a church for their own nefarious needs
During their rule there will be large inflation in food cost, while oil remains cheap
There will be a pandemic and mass death during their rule
Supposed to worship the “god of fortresses” (in reference of walls and keeping people out)
Followers will wear a mark on their forehead (maga caps)
https://www.benjaminlcorey.com/could-american-evangelicals-spot-the-antichrist-heres-the-biblical-predictions/
This is mostly tongue-in-cheek, but it’s still pretty damned accurate
The Bible made predictions about oil prices?
People have been pressing olives for a long time.
Yeah, that one caught me off guard too… Pretty sure it doesn’t.
The bible has a bunch of different references to oil, as it was used a lamp fuel(and some rituals).
This one refers to Revelation 6:6
From KJ or this one from the NIV
Referring to how the price of food would go up, but oil and alcohol would not.
Pretty disingenuous to suggest that has any relation to fossil fuels and using them in internal combustion engines.
But, then again, that’s what Christians excel at: rationalizing their awful beliefs.
That’s an interesting read, thank you! Although I would still say most points on this list still apply to many fascist dictators
I’m not sure about the point regarding “one term”, surely the bible didn’t know about the system of presidential terms? How exactly does it say there? Same about oil, what is the biblical equivalent?
It’s all from the Benjamin Corey post I linked in a reply to the comment you’re replying to. The BIble is talking about different oil-- either food, or lamp oil. 'One term’s is a happy coincidence, the bible says ~3.5 years
So not at all related to fossil oil then
No, just a coincidence. Except that both are used as fuel, I suppose, though fueling very different things